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The British Boy Scouts was founded in 1908 as the Battersea Boy Scouts, a local association of Scout troops. The Battersea Boy Scouts later briefly registered with Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts organisation but, in 1909, withdrew and formed the British Boy Scouts (BBS), out of a concern that Baden-Powell's organisation was too bureaucratic and militaristic and too closely associated with ...
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The Scout Association, member of World Organization of the Scout Movement; Girlguiding UK, member of World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. Trefoil Guild, corporate member of Girlguiding UK [1] and member of International Scout and Guide Fellowship; Baden-Powell Scouts' Association, member of World Federation of Independent Scouts
A Scout County (also Scout Area) is an administrative division within The Scout Association of the United Kingdom. There are currently 115 Counties and Areas in the United Kingdom. [ 1 ] These bodies are responsible for providing programmes and support for their member Scout Districts .
Pax Lodge is the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) World Centres in Hampstead, London, England.It was opened on 15 March 1991, preceded by Olave House (1959–1988), named after Olave Baden-Powell (World Chief Guide and wife of Robert Baden-Powell who founded the Scouting movement) which was preceded by Our Ark (1939–1959).
Scouts, often referred to as the Scout section to differentiate itself from the wider movement and its parent organisation, is a section of Scouting run by The Scout Association for ten and a half to fourteen year old young people. [2] The section follows on from Cub Scouts (8-10½ year olds) and precedes Explorer Scouts (14-18 year olds). [2]
Downe Scout Adventures was located near Orpington near the boundary between Greater London and Kent and near to Biggin Hill and Down House, the home of naturalist Charles Darwin. It was owned by the Scout Association and was one of the original national Scout Activity Centres following the centres of excellence programme announced in 2004. [5]
Scout Active Support was a section of The Scout Association in the United Kingdom that provides support to delivering the youth programme of the Scouts. This support was carried out by Scout Active Support Units, which could be based at every level of the association with 35 national units (as of January 2020) [2] and over 1,400 other units at county, district and group levels. [3]